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#CDDCF2

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CDDCF2

#CDDCF2 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 86% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 6.9), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F2E3CD (champagne), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green220
Blue242

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.9
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.0
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #CDDCF2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CDDCF2.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CDDCF2.
15.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDDCF2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDDCF2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5DDF3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D9F2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4E1E3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDDCF2?

#CDDCF2 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 86% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CDDCF2?

Use black text. Black on #CDDCF2 has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDDCF2?

Its complementary colour is #F2E3CD, and analogous partners are #CDEFF2 and #D0CDF2.